Backup

I have no backup tool on my computer and my original discs are packed away
(moving). I am hearing odd hums from my CPU and want to backup before I lose
everything. Can anyone help?

Try this:

SyncBack Freeware: http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/compare.html

....Alan
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On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:36:00 -0700, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, oacaac05
<oacaac05@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have no backup tool on my computer and my original discs are packed away
>(moving). I am hearing odd hums from my CPU and want to backup before I lose
>everything. Can anyone help?

http://www.kaldata.net/comments.php?catid=1&id=23764

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"oacaac05" <oacaac05@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A92FC01C-A8A9-4F1C-8D7A-2AF2371264BE@microsoft.com...
>I have no backup tool on my computer and my original discs are packed away
> (moving). I am hearing odd hums from my CPU and want to backup before I
> lose
> everything. Can anyone help?
>

Just adding: http://www.paragon-software.com/
Paragon also have "Essential Backup Software" for free

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"oacaac05" <oacaac05@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A92FC01C-A8A9-4F1C-8D7A-2AF2371264BE@microsoft.com...
>I have no backup tool on my computer and my original discs are packed away
> (moving). I am hearing odd hums from my CPU and want to backup before I
> lose
> everything. Can anyone help?
>

For hard-disk backup I'd recommend Cobian Backup:

http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm

"oacaac05" wrote:

> I have no backup tool on my computer and my original discs are packed away
> (moving). I am hearing odd hums from my CPU and want to backup before I lose
> everything. Can anyone help?
>

buy an external hard drive and use Acronis true image to backup everything
onto it.


"oacaac05" <oacaac05@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A92FC01C-A8A9-4F1C-8D7A-2AF2371264BE@microsoft.com...
>I have no backup tool on my computer and my original discs are packed away
> (moving). I am hearing odd hums from my CPU and want to backup before I
> lose
> everything. Can anyone help?
>

On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:36:00 -0700, oacaac05
<oacaac05@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have no backup tool on my computer and my original discs are packed away
> (moving). I am hearing odd hums from my CPU and want to backup before I lose
> everything. Can anyone help?



XP Home? Backup is installed automatically on XP Professional, but not
on XP Home. If you have the complete XP Home CD, find backup on the
CD, in \ValueAdd\MSFT\NTBACKUP and install it yourself by
doubleclicking the file ntbackup.msi.

If you don't have an XP CD, you can download ntbackup.msi at
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi Also see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302894

But note that the backup tool built into Windows XP is considerably
poorer than third party alternatives, such as my favorite, Acronis
True Image.

Finally, here's an article on backup I recently wrote and recommend
that you read:

http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314

Ken


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>
> Finally, here's an article on backup I recently wrote and recommend
> that you read:
>
> http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314
>
> Ken

Pretty good article, Ken! Nice to see a clean, clear presentation of
the facts without the trash a lot of authors feel they have to include.
KUDOS on keeping it real.

Twayne

On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:35:58 -0400, "Twayne"
<nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote:

> >
> > Finally, here's an article on backup I recently wrote and recommend
> > that you read:
> >
> > http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314
> >
> > Ken
>
> Pretty good article, Ken! Nice to see a clean, clear presentation of
> the facts without the trash a lot of authors feel they have to include.
> KUDOS on keeping it real.


Thanks for the kind words, Twayne.


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Great offsite cheap service. $4.95 per month at www. mozy.com

"oacaac05" wrote:

> I have no backup tool on my computer and my original discs are packed away
> (moving). I am hearing odd hums from my CPU and want to backup before I lose
> everything. Can anyone help?
>